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i think that i did not come in within a strong agenda about clarence thomas. he then proceeded to give me three and a half hours of his time, has met with me since then and the warmth that he showed, the sense of humor that i had not seen necessarily in public settings took me by surprise and also i think light, very specific memories of holy cross and very warm memories. what was so surprising for those of you who read this book. he wrote memoirs of his grandfather but he spent very little time at holy cross. very little time and this is out of hand the way he was then. he considers himself a radical who had you not change and transform. i think what became clear through this process and i will move to the other men, was that actually he shares many of the views that he did in fact have at that time and feels that closeness to these men that continues today. he and ed jones were very close and gil hardy who died, and i think that, i think part of this process in recent years is he has reconnected with the college and i'm hopeful that he'll brooks was part of
i think that i did not come in within a strong agenda about clarence thomas. he then proceeded to give me three and a half hours of his time, has met with me since then and the warmth that he showed, the sense of humor that i had not seen necessarily in public settings took me by surprise and also i think light, very specific memories of holy cross and very warm memories. what was so surprising for those of you who read this book. he wrote memoirs of his grandfather but he spent very little...
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(laughter) has clarence thomas spoken in this past year? >> not for six and a half years. >> stephen: really? has anyone held a mirror under his nose to see-- (laughter). like if it falls-- >> he's very much alive. he talks outside of court but not in court. >> stephen: we're very close to the first monday in october right now. >> we are. >> stephen: what are we looking at-- what are the cases? will the court rule that we can not show pictures of princess kate's boobs? (laughter) >> that's in the french courts, not the u.s. courts so i don't think so. i think the big case about affirmative action and citizens united. your big case. >> stephen: my favorite case! established super pacs. >> but i think they are going to go farther. >> stephen: go farther?
(laughter) has clarence thomas spoken in this past year? >> not for six and a half years. >> stephen: really? has anyone held a mirror under his nose to see-- (laughter). like if it falls-- >> he's very much alive. he talks outside of court but not in court. >> stephen: we're very close to the first monday in october right now. >> we are. >> stephen: what are we looking at-- what are the cases? will the court rule that we can not show pictures of princess...
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citizens united draws on ideas that clarence thomas brought to the supreme court. the original list, whatever you think about them .. they have ideas that they have pushed in the public, in the academy, in court, and liberals have not been as successful, and i think the irony as i point out there is they are pushing the idea the constitution is dead, but there by they have proved just how much it lives. >> the oath, the obama white house and the supreme court, jeffrey tubin best selling author of the nine, back in a moment, stay with us. >> rose: karen elliott house is here and pulitzer prize winning journalist from a publisher the wall street journal many years she has observed the culture and politics of saudi arabia and the entire region, her new book takes us inside the country for a ok at the many fowrseses forces that shapes its place in the fast changing arab world, it is called "on saudi arabia" and i am pleased to have her on this program. we have been friend for, friends for many, many, many years, and in the beginning when i first not into journalism and
citizens united draws on ideas that clarence thomas brought to the supreme court. the original list, whatever you think about them .. they have ideas that they have pushed in the public, in the academy, in court, and liberals have not been as successful, and i think the irony as i point out there is they are pushing the idea the constitution is dead, but there by they have proved just how much it lives. >> the oath, the obama white house and the supreme court, jeffrey tubin best selling...
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we are now in year seven of clarence thomas' reign of silence. [laughter] february 22, 2006 -- yes, that's right on about, that's the last time he asked the question. those of us who go to arguments regularly, you know, there are not that many of them up there. he is right next to justice sotomayor and thomas is next's next to her, and we always think, will this be the day? [laughter] and it never is. it just never is. this is why you should go. this is why you should go, is because you see justice thomas is not silent he chooses not to ask any questions. justice scalia does a lot of public speaking. he often asks the hostile questions to bush and gore. he always says the same thing. he says oh, get over it. >> speaking just for myself, i am so not over it. [laughter] i met al gore while i was working on the night and i said to him, i said to him, -- and he had read too close to call, and i had said, i am writing another book where bush and gore at the center of it. and i said, i think i am the biggest bush and gore junkie in the world, and he sa
we are now in year seven of clarence thomas' reign of silence. [laughter] february 22, 2006 -- yes, that's right on about, that's the last time he asked the question. those of us who go to arguments regularly, you know, there are not that many of them up there. he is right next to justice sotomayor and thomas is next's next to her, and we always think, will this be the day? [laughter] and it never is. it just never is. this is why you should go. this is why you should go, is because you see...
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clarence thomas transferred after dropping out of the seminary. and so it was the first time they had critical numbers on campus. and what, i think, happened was father brooks and the college never veered on academic standards. all of them had to work as hard, harder in many cases, you know, than i think ted wells and clarence thomas tended to close down the library at night according to everybody i talked to. but i think where he did make concessions was socially. and he understood how difficult it was. he gave them a bfu van. the college paid for a station wagon for them to get off campus as often as they could. he paid for them to have a bfu. he allowed them to live together on a black quarter which was very controversial. i know we have one of the editors of the crusader at the time, and i remember reading a lot of the articles that were, basically, you know, students were very upset about this almost resegregation, they called it. but he understood that it was difficult, and he made concessions. and when i talked to the men, i think it was th
clarence thomas transferred after dropping out of the seminary. and so it was the first time they had critical numbers on campus. and what, i think, happened was father brooks and the college never veered on academic standards. all of them had to work as hard, harder in many cases, you know, than i think ted wells and clarence thomas tended to close down the library at night according to everybody i talked to. but i think where he did make concessions was socially. and he understood how...
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you might as well be clarence thomas to them. >> if people, they look to 2008 and they see this grand campaign, you know, which was excellent run, then they see a presidency and then another grand campaign again. where they felt like he's a good campaigner and not a good president? >> i think it's a call to remembrance in some ways to say think about what we've been through together. i'm the same man that i was in 2008 and we have travelled this journey together. i think a lot of people are prone regardless of mistakes that have been made to stick with what they know. >> but i'll be very honest with you. i think that this campaign is really going to be more concerned with black women than black people. >> right. >> black women as a demographic turned out more for president obama than any demographic. and i think that what we're seeing the democrats do around messaging and women's rights and women and women's issues is going to be interesting because i think there's a place there for some discourse which will energize black women specifically that i don't know if the campaign even real
you might as well be clarence thomas to them. >> if people, they look to 2008 and they see this grand campaign, you know, which was excellent run, then they see a presidency and then another grand campaign again. where they felt like he's a good campaigner and not a good president? >> i think it's a call to remembrance in some ways to say think about what we've been through together. i'm the same man that i was in 2008 and we have travelled this journey together. i think a lot of...
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now, we don't know about clarence thomas -- [laughter] because, as you know, clarence thomas hasn't spoken much, if at all, in fact, not at all, so it is possible mathematically speaking that he is infinitely funny, that he is always funny no matter what he says. [laughter] he could conceivably be the patch adams of the supreme court. [laughter] i just got a razz right there, thanks very much. i felt it, i heard it. >> but justice -- in your book, let's talk further about the book. justice scalia goes on to say that this court is already rewriting the constitution. did he already render your book obsolete? >> oh, he probably did. pretty hilariously, there's a guy named rexford tugwell who has a great name i couldn't possibly make up. he has rewritten the constitution because famously, and we can talk about this in the second amendment, he actually did the work of rewriting the actual amendment to say what he thought it meant using the language and flipping it around. but we can get into that. but, and he's not alone in doing that either. but there is another rewrite to the constitution. he
now, we don't know about clarence thomas -- [laughter] because, as you know, clarence thomas hasn't spoken much, if at all, in fact, not at all, so it is possible mathematically speaking that he is infinitely funny, that he is always funny no matter what he says. [laughter] he could conceivably be the patch adams of the supreme court. [laughter] i just got a razz right there, thanks very much. i felt it, i heard it. >> but justice -- in your book, let's talk further about the book....
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clarence thomas has served as a justice of the supreme court for nearly 21 years. he attended seminary and received an ab from the college of the holy cross and j.d. from yale law school. serve as an assistant attorney general of missouri from 1974 to 1977. legislative assistant to senator john denver from 1979 to 81. from 81-82 he served as assistant secretary for civil rights in the u.s. department of education and is chairman of the u.s. equal opportunity commission from 1982 to 1990. he became a judge of the u.s. court of appeals in district of columbia circuit and 1990 and president bush nominated him as associate justice of the supreme court and he took his seat on october 203rd 1991. please welcome justice thomas and professor mark to the stage. [applause] >> thank you, ladies and tennant love for that extra nearly gracious, warm welcome. thank you for the national archives and the staff for making this event possible. thanks also, special thanks to the federalist society and the constitutional accountability center and thank you, justice thomas and off for
clarence thomas has served as a justice of the supreme court for nearly 21 years. he attended seminary and received an ab from the college of the holy cross and j.d. from yale law school. serve as an assistant attorney general of missouri from 1974 to 1977. legislative assistant to senator john denver from 1979 to 81. from 81-82 he served as assistant secretary for civil rights in the u.s. department of education and is chairman of the u.s. equal opportunity commission from 1982 to 1990. he...
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joy b herbr who vokeed about burning mitt's house down and called clarence thomas demonic and said gay republican were after mitt's kids and said mitt would kill us out. fake outrage is trite. >> dana: she pretended she didn't know your name. who was it? greg gutfeld. >> greg: i know, we have been dating throughout the '80s. this hurt me. >> eric: whoopi, take it. >> bob: i would let her take -- >> greg: i would let her take me an enjoy every minute of it. >> kimberly: wow. this is very bizarre. >> greg: don't judge. >> kimberly: okay. i'll do a nice thing to honor andy williams who passed away at 84 from bladder cancer. one of my favorite things was president ronald reagan called him a national treasure. somebody that everybody loved to watch, great performer. he didn't have the word "retire" in him. he will be missed. >> greg: bob? >> bob: well, this is dedicated to dana and eric. the new jersey state legislature has a bill pending that puts seat belts on cats and dogs. cats and dogs. if you don't have a seat belt on cat and dog, $20 fine and charge with cruelty against animals. i ca
joy b herbr who vokeed about burning mitt's house down and called clarence thomas demonic and said gay republican were after mitt's kids and said mitt would kill us out. fake outrage is trite. >> dana: she pretended she didn't know your name. who was it? greg gutfeld. >> greg: i know, we have been dating throughout the '80s. this hurt me. >> eric: whoopi, take it. >> bob: i would let her take -- >> greg: i would let her take me an enjoy every minute of it. >>...
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and you, clarence thomas and you, h. l. mencken, talking about your disgusting drug habit, you smoke these, cigars. these can stink up a whole neighborhood. i think there should be laws that prevent people from smoking bees in public places. but rocky patel says i being unreasonable. he owns one of the biggest american cigar companies. so look, you must agree that to many of us the stink. this is awful. it's reasonable to ban it in some places. >> it is an art form, a culture that is transcending over generations. once you actually learned how to enjoy a cigar is like enjoying a great bottle of wine in the grid above coffee. really most cigar smokers are very respectful of people, and they try not to infringe on anybody's rights, but they want the right and privilege to enjoy a cigar. this is a legal product, an art form, it's an wonderful, and something you need. we can enjoy them in cigar lounges, i can enjoy them in florida on the beach is fun not sitting next to anybody, not infringing on their rights. a great concept.
and you, clarence thomas and you, h. l. mencken, talking about your disgusting drug habit, you smoke these, cigars. these can stink up a whole neighborhood. i think there should be laws that prevent people from smoking bees in public places. but rocky patel says i being unreasonable. he owns one of the biggest american cigar companies. so look, you must agree that to many of us the stink. this is awful. it's reasonable to ban it in some places. >> it is an art form, a culture that is...
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thomas. he proclaimed -- he proclaimed that he believed in an unwritten constitution. that he thought that there -- all of our rights -- >> eliot: he could talk. he never says anything from the bench. >> he was so gregarious and forward-leaning when he's assured that it's not a gotcha game, that people aren't out to stab him in the back. he was absolutely into it and into the idea that the declaration of independence talks about fundamental rights, unalienable rights. he's a believer in them. he even said that before the first amendment was adopted which talked about freedom of speech, there was broad freedom of speech in the actual practice of adopting the constitution. so he's willing to look beyond the text. >> eliot: that's interesting because in most of his writings, he's a rather originalist. i want to come back to a more recent decision. healthcare decision. the fulcrum of politics at least for the month preceding it. did chief justice roberts do harm to our understanding of the commer
thomas. he proclaimed -- he proclaimed that he believed in an unwritten constitution. that he thought that there -- all of our rights -- >> eliot: he could talk. he never says anything from the bench. >> he was so gregarious and forward-leaning when he's assured that it's not a gotcha game, that people aren't out to stab him in the back. he was absolutely into it and into the idea that the declaration of independence talks about fundamental rights, unalienable rights. he's a...
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the honorable clarence thomas has served as chief justice for nearly 21 years. he received his degree from the college of the holy cross and and it then j.c. from yale law school. and attorney 1977 through '79 and legislative assistant to senator danforth through 1981. then he served as assistant secretary of civil-rights in the department of education. then he became a judge of the u.s. court of appeals in 1990. president bush nominated him as the associate justice and he took his seat october 23rd, 1991. please welcome justice thomas and professor amar to this stage. [applause] >> thank you ladies and gentlemen, for that to gracious for rum. and to the national archives and staff for making this event possible. also to the federalist society and constitution accountabilities center and also justice for being with us today marking the 225th anniversary of our constitution and i would like to start the conversation with the words words, we the people. and apply to that phrase means to you and how would changes over time thanks to amendments. who are we? when did
the honorable clarence thomas has served as chief justice for nearly 21 years. he received his degree from the college of the holy cross and and it then j.c. from yale law school. and attorney 1977 through '79 and legislative assistant to senator danforth through 1981. then he served as assistant secretary of civil-rights in the department of education. then he became a judge of the u.s. court of appeals in 1990. president bush nominated him as the associate justice and he took his seat october...
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you take a whole line of people from chris cox of the fcc to clarence thomas of the u.s. supreme court and ronald reagan. >> ron paul, rand paul, who they say is not named after ryan rand. they just picked rand out of a hat. likely. what is the actual connection between alan greenspan and ayn rand. >> he was a member of her collective, the small group of people who coalesced around her in the 1950s. he was a high member of her others. he was number three in her rank of accolades. she was one of the chief apostles. he was like the apostle paul of the ayn rand movement. number two and number three up through the 1960s. >> cenk: that's amazing. >> he wrote essays for her books, and her newsletter. >> cenk: i didn't know that. and for those who don't know, alan greenspan was head of the federal reserve board. during the economic collapse, and all leading up to it, he said we don't need to regulate. we don't need to regulate the market. and it turns out he was wrong. after the collapse he said, i was wrong. it turns out we need to regulate the market. who said not to regulate
you take a whole line of people from chris cox of the fcc to clarence thomas of the u.s. supreme court and ronald reagan. >> ron paul, rand paul, who they say is not named after ryan rand. they just picked rand out of a hat. likely. what is the actual connection between alan greenspan and ayn rand. >> he was a member of her collective, the small group of people who coalesced around her in the 1950s. he was a high member of her others. he was number three in her rank of accolades....
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thomas. the committee instead voted to send jge thomas' nomination wiout ecndn he llte as of course was confirmed nearly three weeks later by one of the narrowest margins ever in history. 52-48. >> former republican primary rival newt gingrich delivered, shl we say, ofisou assessments of mitt romney's messaging and campaign strategy on wednesday. here's newt. >> the romney campaign is yet to find a way of explaining itself and laying out in clear, crisp mnndma ink rence between that frankly is a problem. they have this overmethodical model where they go out and say th same thing. >> joining me now for my panel, the former cnion directs director for harry reid and also my current colleague at the white house, nbc's mike viqueira and republican ad maker, bra todd is in the studio box. mr. todd, since i don't get to say mr.odd verftnl i'm talking to myself, we're not related but people ask us that all the time. assess newt's assessment. is he right? >> the fantasy is trying to aller history oppo
thomas. the committee instead voted to send jge thomas' nomination wiout ecndn he llte as of course was confirmed nearly three weeks later by one of the narrowest margins ever in history. 52-48. >> former republican primary rival newt gingrich delivered, shl we say, ofisou assessments of mitt romney's messaging and campaign strategy on wednesday. here's newt. >> the romney campaign is yet to find a way of explaining itself and laying out in clear, crisp mnndma ink rence between that...
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barak obama, used marijuana, clarence thomas said he used it once or twice. clinton didn't inhale. newt gingrich says he did. and on and on. so this is another effort, carlson, to convince americans that marijuana is just a good thing and all these prohibitions are terrible. let's get everybody high and we'd all be better off. you say? >> it's ridiculous, number one. you know how i feel about this because i believe that marijuana use leads to harder drug use. this whole lobby be effort is to try examine show the american people and the members of congress that, look, even if you smoke pot, you can become president of the united states. >> bill: you smoke it every day, you're not going to be able to do that. >> a big difference. >> the bottom line here is that they're talking about people who tried it and -- >> bill: some of them used it a lot. >> some used it regularly. if they did, their brains would be fried. we've been through this before. >> bill: do you really believe that? >> because marijuana today is far more dangerous than it was 20, 30 years ago. >> bill: as a former pros
barak obama, used marijuana, clarence thomas said he used it once or twice. clinton didn't inhale. newt gingrich says he did. and on and on. so this is another effort, carlson, to convince americans that marijuana is just a good thing and all these prohibitions are terrible. let's get everybody high and we'd all be better off. you say? >> it's ridiculous, number one. you know how i feel about this because i believe that marijuana use leads to harder drug use. this whole lobby be effort is...
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only one opposed to it is clarence thomas. so, there's plenty of reason to think that the supreme court would be hugely in favor of an act that's pending in congress called the disclose act, that would compel people to stand up and identify themselves when they spend money on political advertising. >> i thought the article was important in the sense it cut against this notion that is out there of i partisan supreme court on the issues when in fact, things many people don't agree with, like the treatment of corporations as persons for legal purposes, is something many of the justices agree on, not along party lines and likewise the notion of disclosure. great point. i want to put you on -- >> thank you. did you want to say something? >> the supreme court, in the decision, they didn't seem to understand the reality of politics the way it's practiced. they seem to think that, it says in the majority decision, that in fact, all spending would be disclosed and everybody would know and they would know shareholders would know if comp
only one opposed to it is clarence thomas. so, there's plenty of reason to think that the supreme court would be hugely in favor of an act that's pending in congress called the disclose act, that would compel people to stand up and identify themselves when they spend money on political advertising. >> i thought the article was important in the sense it cut against this notion that is out there of i partisan supreme court on the issues when in fact, things many people don't agree with,...
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they've opened up the supreme court justices and clarence thomas, alito, they've all been there. so their meeting these are but sheets and this one, just about a month or so ago they raise $109 in one weekend to defeat barack obama this year, president. so think about that. if you look at the super pacs for romney and santorum and ron paul and newt gingrich up until super tuesday they have spent a total for all other candidates of $53 million. and in that one weekend they raise $100 million. so they are huge. they will say and they will do anything. of course, it's a lot easier for the now since citizens united because you can not erase under corporate -- unlimited corporate money but you -- but they also couldn't do it without the assistance of the nation's media and that's what drives me crazy. >> you can watch this and other programs online at booktv.org. you are watching 48 hours of nonfiction authors and books on c-span2's booktv. >> i have been writing history books for 30 years, and one of the things that i've done throughout every single book, i try as much as possible to
they've opened up the supreme court justices and clarence thomas, alito, they've all been there. so their meeting these are but sheets and this one, just about a month or so ago they raise $109 in one weekend to defeat barack obama this year, president. so think about that. if you look at the super pacs for romney and santorum and ron paul and newt gingrich up until super tuesday they have spent a total for all other candidates of $53 million. and in that one weekend they raise $100 million. so...
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he was with us last night and he was certainly there last week for clarence thomas. but when i talked father brooks today he wants leaders and felt the college was missing out on being the best institution in this country but not reaching out getting all parts of society. women, black, white, asian. i know that have made great strides in diversity. certainly there has been a very strong generation of leaders of women. there were many other women that were pioneers. one thing that's interesting is there has been great success in terms of what's happened with african-americans as well. i know he went on to harvard. some of his classmates include the american express cannot frazier a lot of highly accomplished then from that generation but i think there's also a lot of disappointment in the black middle class in this country what happens with education and the erosion of opportunities. friendly but also happened in terms of some of the decisions, some of which have been made by justice thomas in terms of opportunities come affirmative action and such the generation as w
he was with us last night and he was certainly there last week for clarence thomas. but when i talked father brooks today he wants leaders and felt the college was missing out on being the best institution in this country but not reaching out getting all parts of society. women, black, white, asian. i know that have made great strides in diversity. certainly there has been a very strong generation of leaders of women. there were many other women that were pioneers. one thing that's interesting...
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the honorable clarence thomas has served as justice of the supreme court of the united states for nearly 21 years. he attended conception seminary received an a.b. from the college of the holy cross and a jd from yellow school. he served as an assistant attorney general from 1974 to 1977 an attorney with the mephisto company from 77 to 79. for 1991 to 82 he served as assistant secretary for civil rights in the department of education and is chairman of the equal opportunity commission in 1982 to 1990. became a judge of the u.s. court of appeals from district of columbia circuit in 1990. president bush nominated him as an associate justice of the supreme court and took a seat on october 23rd, in 1891. duties and gentlemen, please welcome justice thomas and professor amar to this stage. [applause] >> thank you, ladies and gentleman for that warm welcome. thank you for the national archives and the staff for making this event possible. thanks to the federalist society and the accountability center and thank you, justice thomas for being with us today as we mark the 225th birthday, 225th ann
the honorable clarence thomas has served as justice of the supreme court of the united states for nearly 21 years. he attended conception seminary received an a.b. from the college of the holy cross and a jd from yellow school. he served as an assistant attorney general from 1974 to 1977 an attorney with the mephisto company from 77 to 79. for 1991 to 82 he served as assistant secretary for civil rights in the department of education and is chairman of the equal opportunity commission in 1982...
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steven briar and antonin scalia and clarence thomas and anthony kennedy. this morning's homily called for the spirit of god to place his blessing on the new year. speaking of the supreme court, a gallup poll shows americans are split in confidence in the judicial branch. when asked, 53% said they have a fair amount of trust. 27% said not very much. only 14% gave their full trust. when it comes to how well the supreme court is doing its job, 49% approve and 40% disapprove. it is likely the last time high-profile cases like health care weighed heavily on the public's view of the court. that ruling on the president's law castigated the nation. the new term could have another round of blockbuster cases, from gay marriage to race-based college entrance policies. we have a current partner of and one of our favorite court watchers, thank you so much for coming in today. >> thanks, shannon. >> shannon: let's start with day 1, tomorrow, involving shell oil company and allegations of human rights abuses in nigeria. >> absolutely. this is an interesting case. have yo
steven briar and antonin scalia and clarence thomas and anthony kennedy. this morning's homily called for the spirit of god to place his blessing on the new year. speaking of the supreme court, a gallup poll shows americans are split in confidence in the judicial branch. when asked, 53% said they have a fair amount of trust. 27% said not very much. only 14% gave their full trust. when it comes to how well the supreme court is doing its job, 49% approve and 40% disapprove. it is likely the last...
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thomas, who are known for being the most vigorous opponents of a woman's right to choose. here is the difference. he trusts the government to order a woman to do what it thinks she ought to do. i trust women to make the decisions that affect their lives, their destinies and their bodies. supreme court question in a moment, but make sure i486. if you're elected president, not through appointments to the fda, you won't support legislation to overturn this? >> i don't think a president can unilaterally overturn it. the fda has made its decision. >> that means you wouldn't, through appointments, to the fda women. if i heard you correctly, was would he support legislation to overturn it. and if i heard the statement day before yesterday, you said you would order -- he said he would order his fda appointee to review the decision. now that sounds to me a little bit different. i just think that we ought support the decision. >> i said i would make sure that women would be safe who used the drug. >> on the supreme court question. should a voter assume -- you're pro-life. >> i am pr
thomas, who are known for being the most vigorous opponents of a woman's right to choose. here is the difference. he trusts the government to order a woman to do what it thinks she ought to do. i trust women to make the decisions that affect their lives, their destinies and their bodies. supreme court question in a moment, but make sure i486. if you're elected president, not through appointments to the fda, you won't support legislation to overturn this? >> i don't think a president can...
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thomas has a financial conflict of interest, due to his wife's role as the ceo of liberty central, and that the koch brothers -- their ancestry comes from hitler -- not from hitler, but from nazi germany. their grandparents were part of nazi germany, connected to concentration camps. they have done a lot of polluting -- host: your question for art guest? caller: why are the people who are the biggest threat to democracy but emphasized? -- not emphasized? why aren't the koch brothers exposed more? host: professor farnsworth, if you wish. guest: i think the color bang's concerns connect -- caller's concerns speak to the need for greater transparency in our system. when you talk about a group that is citizens for a better tomorrow, or citizens for a good vision for the future, who is behind that? where is their money coming from? what is the background of those donors? many of these things don't have to be disclosed in terms of super pacs in the wake of the citizens united many organizations offered innocuous- sounding names but have a clear, distinct political agendas that may not be cle
thomas has a financial conflict of interest, due to his wife's role as the ceo of liberty central, and that the koch brothers -- their ancestry comes from hitler -- not from hitler, but from nazi germany. their grandparents were part of nazi germany, connected to concentration camps. they have done a lot of polluting -- host: your question for art guest? caller: why are the people who are the biggest threat to democracy but emphasized? -- not emphasized? why aren't the koch brothers exposed...
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i love clarence thomas. condoleezza rice, etc. i take umbrage with the hate. they have short memories. george bush was in office and video - they wanted to try him for war crimes. hate is a two-way street. caller: i think he is done a balanced job this morning. if politics was the main and horrible, what would you write about? that's all you do. use politics as a way to enflame the population. you said he needed to back out because he lost michigan because of a statement he made even though you said, that is not what the man to. why don't you publish that? eant.t is not what you ma host: i want to ask you about the role of the campaign committees, the ads that are put out by the campaigns. caller: they can't parse through? it is just rumor and speculation and piling on. it is crazy. why don't you just go back to reporting? we want to hear the truth. guest: c-span1, spc-span2 -- please send links to your friends. reporting has been done on that. i read that somewhere. look, the application happened because the political campaigns want to amplify. i don't know w
i love clarence thomas. condoleezza rice, etc. i take umbrage with the hate. they have short memories. george bush was in office and video - they wanted to try him for war crimes. hate is a two-way street. caller: i think he is done a balanced job this morning. if politics was the main and horrible, what would you write about? that's all you do. use politics as a way to enflame the population. you said he needed to back out because he lost michigan because of a statement he made even though you...